Get a basal thermometer. Take your temperature every morning first thing before you even sit up. Record your temperature. The day is spikes is the day you're ovulating. Watch for a pattern, and start having as much sex as possible during and a few days before you're expecting to ovulate.
Keeping a healthy diet is good, although I cannot imagine any special diet specifically for the task. Certain common cooking herbs (like rosemary) and herbal teas can induce miscarriage, so take them out of your diet if you cook with them.
Talk to an OBGYN.

Less Than Two wrote: Get a basal thermometer. Take your temperature every morning first thing before you even sit up. Record your temperature. The day is spikes is the day you're ovulating. Watch for a pattern, and start having as much sex as possible during and a few days before you're expecting to ovulate.
Keeping a healthy diet is good, although I cannot imagine any special diet specifically for the task. Certain common cooking herbs (like rosemary) and herbal teas can induce miscarriage, so take them out of your diet if you cook with them.
Talk to an OBGYN.

I have heard of taking your temp. Didn't know about the herbs though that is interesting.

Jest drag the "old man" onto the floor and ravish 'im every time ya see him . . . OR, act like you don't really wanna get "knocked up", that usually works too . . . Hmmmmmm, old wives tales, F*** like bunnies when the moon is full, git yer legs in the air, drink a lot of citrus juice whilst havin' at it (sounds like something the citrus commission came up with), dawgs have lotsa puppies and they do it "doggie style", of course if yer Irish a wee shot of whiskey is SURE ta do it (course too much won't help), gettin' busy in the great outdoors is almost sure to get ya in a family way . . . lotsa babies was made durin' the great NYC blackout, pull a couple fuses outta the fuse box, and pretend there ain't nuthin' else ta do . . . Ahhhh hell, just do some hip bumpin' and give it a few weeks . . . hope it all goes well for ya . . .

I can tell you a few things to do to help have a healthy pregnancy, but my only advice on getting pregnant- get drunk. *gives 3 of her 4 kids the side-eye*

However, what you SHOULD be doing right now:

Get in good shape. Pregnancy is physically demanding.
Start taking prenatals now.
Drink lots of water, eliminate as much soda/caffeine from your diet as you can now.
Make sure your teeth are in perfect condition before you conceive, unless you want to lose them.
Start saving money and stockpiling non-perishable baby supplies. Babies are expensive.

sospix wrote: Jest drag the "old man" onto the floor and ravish 'im every time ya see him . . . OR, act like you don't really wanna get "knocked up", that usually works too . . . Hmmmmmm, old wives tales, F*** like bunnies when the moon is full, git yer legs in the air, drink a lot of citrus juice whilst havin' at it (sounds like something the citrus commission came up with), dawgs have lotsa puppies and they do it "doggie style", of course if yer Irish a wee shot of whiskey is SURE ta do it (course too much won't help), gettin' busy in the great outdoors is almost sure to get ya in a family way . . . lotsa babies was made durin' the great NYC blackout, pull a couple fuses outta the fuse box, and pretend there ain't nuthin' else ta do . . . Ahhhh hell, just do some hip bumpin' and give it a few weeks . . . hope it all goes well for ya . . .

The Original Sin wrote: I can tell you a few things to do to help have a healthy pregnancy, but my only advice on getting pregnant- get drunk. *gives 3 of her 4 kids the side-eye*

However, what you SHOULD be doing right now:

Get in good shape. Pregnancy is physically demanding.
Start taking prenatals now.
Drink lots of water, eliminate as much soda/caffeine from your diet as you can now.
Make sure your teeth are in perfect condition before you conceive, unless you want to lose them.
Start saving money and stockpiling non-perishable baby supplies. Babies are expensive.

Ya the soda part is going to kill me. And I have a cavity I need filled. I better take care of that.

Well, I don't know any tricks to GET pregnant, I usually manage it by just looking at my husband the wrong way.

BUT, I have heard that by timing you can increase your chances of having a girl. The further away from ovulation you have sex, the bigger your chances of conceiving a girl and the closer to ovulation, the bigger the chance of conceiving a boy.

Has something to do with the X sperm being slower to get to the egg but heartier. And the Y sperm being faster, but quicker to die.

So, take into account that sperm can live for up to 7 days in your vajayjay, and try to time intercourse that amount of time from ovulation, then cut him off.

John Jebbia wrote: I remember an episode of Diff'rent Strokes when Arnold was told eating salmon gets girls pregnant. Have you tried that yet?

I recall an episode of the cosby show where the men got pregnant.
had something to do with spores contaminating water supply.
you might want to try that.
that way you dont have to get pregnant, he will.

BorderlineBunny wrote: Well, I don't know any tricks to GET pregnant, I usually manage it by just looking at my husband the wrong way.

BUT, I have heard that by timing you can increase your chances of having a girl. The further away from ovulation you have sex, the bigger your chances of conceiving a girl and the closer to ovulation, the bigger the chance of conceiving a boy.

Has something to do with the X sperm being slower to get to the egg but heartier. And the Y sperm being faster, but quicker to die.

So, take into account that sperm can live for up to 7 days in your vajayjay, and try to time intercourse that amount of time from ovulation, then cut him off.

How do you take on an overload of sperm and not get infections? I get yeast infections easy? If you do get them can you treat them like normal without hurting fertilization?

Less Than Two wrote: Get a basal thermometer. Take your temperature every morning first thing before you even sit up. Record your temperature. The day is spikes is the day you're ovulating. Watch for a pattern, and start having as much sex as possible during and a few days before you're expecting to ovulate.
Keeping a healthy diet is good, although I cannot imagine any special diet specifically for the task. Certain common cooking herbs (like rosemary) and herbal teas can induce miscarriage, so take them out of your diet if you cook with them.
Talk to an OBGYN.

Clearblue fertility monitor's super-easy to use. If you're willing to make the time investment, basal temperature monitoring is wonderful and can be used in conjunction with an online charting system such as fertilityfriend.com. I also love my ovulation microscope -- you can get one on Amazon. Your hormone levels cause little ferns in your spit when you're fertile.

Also, apply (pasteurized, if you're iffy) eggwhites liberally. Before you do things.

Less Than Two wrote: Get a basal thermometer. Take your temperature every morning first thing before you even sit up. Record your temperature. The day is spikes is the day you're ovulating. Watch for a pattern, and start having as much sex as possible during and a few days before you're expecting to ovulate.
Keeping a healthy diet is good, although I cannot imagine any special diet specifically for the task. Certain common cooking herbs (like rosemary) and herbal teas can induce miscarriage, so take them out of your diet if you cook with them.
Talk to an OBGYN.

Clearblue fertility monitor's super-easy to use. If you're willing to make the time investment, basal temperature monitoring is wonderful and can be used in conjunction with an online charting system such as fertilityfriend.com. I also love my ovulation microscope -- you can get one on Amazon. Your hormone levels cause little ferns in your spit when you're fertile.

Also, apply (pasteurized, if you're iffy) eggwhites liberally. Before you do things.

How do you take on an overload of sperm and not get infections. I get yeast infections easy? If you do get them can you treat them like normal without hurting fertilization?

Yeesh, I dunno. Never really had that problem except once in my teen years due to swimming in a lake and another from antibiotics. Hmmmm...

If he's uncircumcised, you may be getting yeast infections because he's not cleaning properly down there?

I'd say, make a steady diet of yogurt to keep your PH tip top. I mean a lot. Plus, it's very good for you. Avoid too many sugars. I think cutting down on soda if you're a soda addict will help tremendously with that.

Yeah, just increase yogurt consumption and cut the sugar back. And make sure his junk is squeaky clean.

Also, I do think infections down south can increase the chances of miscarriage, so I would talk to a doctor if you develop one after conceiving.

Less Than Two wrote: Get a basal thermometer. Take your temperature every morning first thing before you even sit up. Record your temperature. The day is spikes is the day you're ovulating. Watch for a pattern, and start having as much sex as possible during and a few days before you're expecting to ovulate.
Keeping a healthy diet is good, although I cannot imagine any special diet specifically for the task. Certain common cooking herbs (like rosemary) and herbal teas can induce miscarriage, so take them out of your diet if you cook with them.
Talk to an OBGYN.

Clearblue fertility monitor's super-easy to use. If you're willing to make the time investment, basal temperature monitoring is wonderful and can be used in conjunction with an online charting system such as fertilityfriend.com. I also love my ovulation microscope -- you can get one on Amazon. Your hormone levels cause little ferns in your spit when you're fertile.

Also, apply (pasteurized, if you're iffy) eggwhites liberally. Before you do things.

da faq? y'all are making this way too complicated.

bwahahahahahaha!

That's what I think too.

Seriously- It's not rocket science. Assuming you are both healthy adults with no PECs, just have lots of unprotected sex.